HS2 has been accused of “madness” after new figures reveal it has spent £37m of taxpayers’ cash buying up homes – long after parts of the high-speed rail line were scrapped. At least £1m was spent on ...

The two-kilometre 'Manchester spur' of HS2 will end near a village in Staffordshire - and is likely to remain unused for ...

After months of delay, the government has finally set out its plans for improving rail services in the North, pledging to spend £45bn over the coming decades. Sir Keir Starmer said the investment will ...

The beleaguered HS2 rail project will serve “most of northern England” when the line to and from London Euston is finally completed, the rail minister has said. Lord Hendy was speaking at a ceremony ...

The £2bn contract to build dozens of HS2 "bullet trains" is set for major changes as ministers prepare to outline fresh delays and cost overruns on the project. The deal, awarded in 2021 to a joint ...

Ministers are preparing to overhaul a £2billion deal for HS2's high-speed trains after discovering the locomotives are the ...

Engineers working for the HS2 project completed the last of more than 2,000 concrete piles that will underpin the foundations of Birmingham's Curzon Street station this week, as new images were ...

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HS2 engineers have completed the final of over 2,000 concrete piles that will underpin the foundations of Birmingham's Curzon ...

Two of Europe’s leading high-speed rail engineering consultancies, Ayesa Engineering and Egis, have been appointed to provide services for the delivery of track infrastructure for HS2.